From our Principal
Homecoming Week
It’s an exciting time of the year with Homecoming Week right around the corner! Homecoming is a special time each fall where we bring our students, staff, alumni, and community together to celebrate our incredible school. We kicked off Homecoming activities this past week with the selection of the homecoming court. These 10 students were selected based on leadership, participation, attitude, and scholarship. We have a long standing tradition at Snohomish High School called the “Serpentine” parade. The parade started in 1958 and it is a unique opportunity for Snohomish Panthers to unite with the community to show our school spirit and pride. No other activity that we do brings us together more than the Serpentine parade during Homecoming week. We hope you can come out on Friday and join us for the parade! Before heading to the Homecoming football game on October 13, stop by the SHS Library from 5:00-6:00 p.m. for an open house to view Panther Alumni memorabilia. We’ll have yearbooks, scrapbooks, newspapers, photos, and more on display!
Go Panthers!
Nate DuChesne
Principal
Nurses Corner
As we approach cold and flu season, the following information is important to remember:
Is your child too sick for school?
As a parent/guardian, you can help prevent the spread of illness by not sending a sick child to school. In determining whether to keep your child home, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the following guidelines. Learn more and additional resources available at www.sno.wednet.edu/healthservices.
- Appearance and behavior – A child that is difficult to wake, unusually tired, pale, irritable and/or lacking in normal appetite should remain at home. These symptoms could indicate the onset of illness.
- Fever – A temperature of 100.4 F (38C) or higher suggests infectious illness. Your child must be fever free for 24 hours (without fever reducing medication) before returning to school. Please note that if your child has a fever during school hours, they need to stay home the following school day. This means it may be greater than the 24-hour period.
- Cold symptoms or COVID-19 symptoms: The symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, shortness of breath, body aches, new loss of taste or smell, cough (new, changes, or worsening), nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, congestion or sore throat. With any of these symptoms, individuals should stay home and should be tested for COVID-19. If testing positive, individuals should stay home for five days (first day of symptoms is day zero). If testing is negative, individuals can return if symptoms have significantly improved, and they are fever free for 24 hours without medication. Note: A limited supply of COVID-19 rapid testing supplies are available for free to students, staff, family, and community members at every district school. In addition, every U.S. household can order and receive four free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered to their home through USPS.
- Sore throat: A severe sore throat or sore throat that is worsening or not improving could be strep throat even if there is no fever. Other symptoms of strep throat are headache and stomach upset. Keep your child home from school and have your child medically evaluated. If strep has been diagnosed, students may return to school as early as 24 hours after antibiotic treatment begins.
- Eyes – White or yellow drainage from the eye, altered vision, and/or redness of the eye lid or skin surrounding the eye requires medical evaluation and provider clearance for school return. Pink eye is highly contagious.
- Ear infections without fever – Please have your child medically evaluated as repeated ear infections can cause permanent hearing loss. School exclusion is not necessary unless your child is uncomfortable.
- Diarrhea and/or vomiting – Three or more watery stools in a 24 -hour period and two or more episodes of vomiting in the past 24 hours is a reason to keep your child at home. Please keep your child home for 24 hours after the last episode (without medication). If episodes of diarrhea and/or vomiting happen at school, please keep your child home the following school day or until free of incident for at least 24 hours. A single episode of diarrhea or even vomiting, unaccompanied by any other symptoms, may not be reason enough for the student to miss school – it is best to look at your child’s overall condition in determining if they are well enough to attend school. If you do decide to send your child, please be sure that you are available to pick your child up if their condition worsens.
- Rash with fever or behavior change – This may indicate an infectious illness. Please have your child medically evaluated and keep your student at home until they have received provider clearance for school return.
- Chicken pox – Your child may return to school when all blisters have formed scabs and there is no evidence of new blister formation. This may take five to seven days from onset of blisters.
- Open wounds – Open wounds must be kept covered with a dressing that is taped on all four sides. Any wound that appears to be infected should be evaluated by a medical professional.
If you have any questions or would like additional clarification, please do not hesitate to call me at 360-563-4013.
Thank you,
Nurse Kris
Snohomish High School - Home of the Panthers!
Website: www.sno.wednet.edu/shs
Location: 1316 5th Street, Snohomish, WA, USA
Phone: 360-563-4000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/snohomishhighschool/